Which to use
“show” is an intj and “som” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #778
- “show” frequency rank
- #1,134
- “som” frequency rank
- 1912
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | show | som |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | expressa apreço | onda longitudinal transmitida pela matéria e que podemos ouvir (geralmente entre 20Hz e 20kHz): |
Letter map: show vs som
Shared letters muted; letters that set show and som apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - show and som
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: show is anintj and somanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1912, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
show is recorded at frequency rank #778, classified as anintj. som is at rank #1,134, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsõ/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 1912, this pair ranks #73,612 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of show vs som
Shared letters: os. Private to "show": hw. Private to "som": m.
"show" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "som" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- show ← hsow · shhow · showw · shwo · sohw · sshow
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "show" and "som" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "show" vs "som" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "show" and "som". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "show" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "som" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,612 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "show" and "som" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "soap vs som". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #73,612 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.